"First and foremost, keep in m
"First and foremost, keep in mind this is a rebuild of an "antique" and it is my hobby.
I am getting ready to assemble the motor. It is a GM 153 ci 2.5L I4 circa 1965. Yes it is old but the machine shop was able to clean her up beautifully. The bore came out at only 020 over. I am trying to stay ahead of the game by ordering parts for the next steps in assembly.
I am looking at pieces and parts for the cooling hoses and have run up on two items. Both items come off the discharge side of the water pump.
First, the J shaped hose that comes off the discarge and connects to the fwd end of the exhaust jacket. All the catalogs show a U shaped hose for the 2.5L. I am assuming this would be for a newer model 2.5L. There is also a hose in the catalogs that appears to be what I am looking for but the listings are for a 6cyl. Question: Was the J shaped discharge hose used on later models like the 6cyl 165hp?
Second, the discharge side of the water pump has a 5/8" hose connection. On my original setup it has a rubber cap to close off this connection. This part appears to be NLA. Any comments or suggestions for this cap piece. I am looking at a piece of hose as a gasket and a brass cap to plug this outlet.
Suggestions and comments will be welcome."
"First and foremost, keep in mind this is a rebuild of an "antique" and it is my hobby.
I am looking at pieces and parts for the cooling hoses and have run up on two items. Both items come off the discharge side of the water pump.
First, the J shaped hose that comes off the discarge and connects to the fwd end of the exhaust jacket. All the catalogs show a U shaped hose for the 2.5L. I am assuming this would be for a newer model 2.5L. There is also a hose in the catalogs that appears to be what I am looking for but the listings are for a 6cyl. Question: Was the J shaped discharge hose used on later models like the 6cyl 165hp?
Second, the discharge side of the water pump has a 5/8" hose connection. On my original setup it has a rubber cap to close off this connection. This part appears to be NLA. Any comments or suggestions for this cap piece. I am looking at a piece of hose as a gasket and a brass cap to plug this outlet.
Suggestions and comments will be welcome."
